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Rapid Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for South Australia - Adelaide

  1. Http___www Surf South Oz: ‘Mid-Coast SA: There's still a bit of yesterday's little arvo sneaker swell left, and conditions are glassy early with very light SE winds. There are 1' waves and the morning tide peaks around 8:30am, then heads out until early arvo. It will probably get pretty inconsistent mid morning, but the beachies will have small waves through the low tide.’ 6 hours ago from Seaford Reef, 47 km away
  2. Surfsouthoz Surf South Oz: ‘South-Coast SA: We're back to onshores on the South Coast this morning with SSW winds around 10 - 15 knots delivering a load of bumps no-one needs. Surf along the Middteton - Goolwa stretch is messy at around 2', with 1' waves around at Chiton / Gap. Waits and Parson's will be slightly bigger, but neither spot will offer any quality.’ 6 hours ago from Goolwa, 56 km away
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Rapid Bay Surf Forecast / South Australia – Adelaide / Australia

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 03 am Thursday 16 Feb 2012

Rapid Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.3
W 		0.4
SSW 		0.8
SSW 		0.4
SSW 		0.7
SE 		0.7
SSW 		0.7
SSW 		-
- 		0.6
SSW 		0.5
S 		0.4
SSW 		0.5
SSW 		1.0
SSE 		1.0
SSE 		1.1
SSE 		1.0
SSE 		0.3
SSW 		0.4
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Period (s) (?) 6 15 13 6 4 11 10 - 10 5 12 11 5 5 5 5 14 13
Surfscale
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Max-energy 6 73 198 15 15 105 95 0 63 13 46 73 56 51 62 53 38 42
Wind
(km/h) 		15 SSE 25 SSE 25 SSE 20 SE 30 SSE 35 SE 20 ESE 25 SE 25 ESE 15 ENE 25 SSE 30 SSE 30 SSE 35 SSE 30 SSE 25 SSE 25 SSE 25 SSE
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Rapid Bay blow from the E
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
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9:01PM
1.48

9:30PM
1.29

3:51AM
1.34
6:18PM
0.98
4:21AM
1.43 		5:37PM
1.04
4:46AM
1.50 		5:33PM
1.17
Low Tide
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1:17PM
0.54
12:50PM
0.51

12:12PM
0.47

11:44AM
0.41
10:02PM
0.86 		11:32AM
0.34
10:31PM
0.65 		11:32AM
0.26
10:58PM
0.47
 

Note: the tide data above is for Second Valley, Australia which is 5 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Rapid Bay. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.
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Today's Rapid Bay sea temperature is 20.2 °C (Statistics for 16 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 18.8 max: 20.9 min: 16.9 °C)
Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Thu afternoon) Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Fri night) Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night) Mainly fresh winds
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Summary some clouds clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds rain shwrs clear clear clear some clouds some clouds clear clear
Rain (mm) - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - -
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Low °C 18 17 17 18 18 18 19 23 23 23 20 18 18 17 17 17 18 16
Chill °C (?) 18 17 16 17 17 17 22 23 25 24 22 18 17 16 16 17 17 16
Sunrise 6:20 - - 6:20 - - 6:22 - - 6:22 - - 6:24 - - 6:24 - -
Sunset - 19:42 - - 19:39 - - 19:38 - - 19:37 - - 19:37 - - 19:36 -
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Information about the Rapid Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Rapid Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Rapid Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rapid Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rapid Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Rapid Bay may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Are you planning a holiday in Adelaide? If you are looking for accommodation near Rapid Bay, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Adelaide, consider staying in Rapid Bay which is 2 km (1 miles) away. Other places in and around Adelaide where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Kingscote which is 51 km (32 miles) away, Morphett Vale, Adelaide and Port Adelaide.